Shaking machine



J P. McCOY. SHAKING MACHINE. APUCATiON HLED SEPT. 9 I920, 1,409,052, Patented Mar. 7, 1922,

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SHAKLNG MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED SEPT. 9. 1920.

1 #109,052; Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

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JOHN P. MCCOY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

VSHAKING MACHINE.

Application filed September 9, 1920.

moving a J! M00017, a residing in have invented of which the following character which shall be especially adapted for removing the surplus solid or semi-liquid metal from articles after these have been dipped in a galvanizing bath or other mass of molten metal.

A further object of the invention is to provide a relatively simple, compact and substantial-machine for rapidly reciprocating a basket, together with novel means for supporting said basket so that it may be readily placed on or removed from the machine.

These objects and other advantageous ends I attain as hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively a side and a front elevation of a shaking machine constructed in accordance with my invention;

and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3, Fig. 2.

In the above drawings 1 represents a vertical frame member 1n the form of an I- second machine with its supporting structure is identical with that illustrated, it has not. been shown.

The top frame member 2 which is preferably in the form of a rolled channel section, carries bearings 3 shaft 4 carrying fast and loose pulleys 5 and 6. Said shaft projects over the vertical frame member 1 and has keyed or otherwise fixed to its outer end an eccentric 7 Specification of Letters Patent.

in which is mounted a- Patented Mar. 7, 192 Serial No. 409,051.

having a strap to which is connected :1 yertlcally extending rod 9. .16 vertical Irame member 1 has mounted on both sides eccentric rod 9 a pin 15. This cross head, which slot 12 in the plates operatively connected by pin extends through said pair of guide plates 23 mounted on the bearlngs 3 are formed with openings for the reception of a longitudinally movable belt shifter bar 24 carrying a belt engaging having an operating handle 26 whereby 1t may be moved to shift a power driven belt 27 from the loose pulley 6 to the fast pulley 5 or vice versa.

WVith the above described arrangement of parts any material to be diately after they have been dipped in galvanizing or tinning metal. The basket shown, after being dipped with its contents into the molten metal, has its handles respectively engaged with the pins 19 and 20 of the two arms at the yoke 18, so that it is suspended therefrom. y means of the handle 26 and rod 24, the belt loose to the tight pulley 5, so that the shaft 4 is turned and through the eccentric 7, the rod 9 and the cross head 13 are rapidly reciprocated in a vertical line.

As a consequence the basket with its contents is violently agitated and the surplus is formed to fit the guide.

semi-molten or solid metal adhering to or mixed with the articles in lodged and caused to pass through the openings in said basket, so that the tinned or galvanized articles are cleaned and effectually separated from such surplus material. After having been operated for a time necessary to attain the above noted desired result the belt 2-? is shifted to the loose pulley and" the basket with its contents removed by springing the handles 21 toward each other to cause their upper ends to clear the pins 19 and EZ-O. 7

From the above description it will be noted that the machine is not only simple and substantial in construction, but its parts are so arranged that it will permit the nec essary agitation 0' the basket 22 and its contents to eitectively remove surplus metal from galvanized or tinned articles and may also be conveniently utilized for sitting mixing or separating articles orsubstances of different siaes;it being understood that the shaft i is turned at a speed which will the basket is disgive the basket necessary agitation required to accomplish the desired end. l'claim i 1. T he combination of a supporting structure having a vertical guideway therein; a cross head movable in the guideway; means for reciprocating said cross head; a yoke connected to the cross head and including two substantially parallel arms; projections on each of said yoke arms; and a basket having handles formed to removably engage the projections of said yoke arms respectively.

2. The combination of a vertically reciprocable cross head; a guide therefor means for reciprocating the cross head in the guide; a yoke carried by the cross head and includ ing two substantially parallel arms; three pins carried by each of said arms and ar-' ranged one between and below the other two; with a basket having substantially U- shaped handles formed to removably fit over the lower pin and under the two upper pins of the yoke arms respectlvely.

' JOHN P. MoCOY. 

